N/A
N=38
A Real-Time Ultrasound Guided Approach For Spinal Anesthesia
Patients Aged 55 or Older · BMI More Than 40 kg/m2 · Scoliosis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01570491 ↗Enrolled (actual)
38
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Attempts — 1; 1 Attempts — p=0.83
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia (Other); standard spinal anesthesia (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Primary completion
- Dec 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Attempts |
1; 1 | 0.83 |
| SECONDARY Difficulty of Block Insertion |
5.5; 2.5 | 0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Patient Satisfaction |
5; 5 | 0.09 |
| SECONDARY Time to Perform Block (Second) |
117.5; 256 | 0.06 |
Summary
Our goal was to compare the number of attempts to perform spinal anesthesia using real-time ultrasound guidance versus landmark technique in patients meeting predefined criteria for difficult spinal anesthesia.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients aged 55 or older
- BMI more than 40
- Scoliosis
Exclusion criterion:
1 Patients who have undergone previous Spine Surgery
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01570491). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.